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question		réponse
to put something in a nutshell commencer à apprendre		to state something very concisely
to beat about the bush commencer à apprendre		to avoid talking about a difficult or embarassing subject
to talk at cross purposes commencer à apprendre		if two or more people do not understand each other because they are talking about different subjects
to hear something on the grapevine commencer à apprendre		to hear news from someone who heard the news from someone else
to get (hold of) the wrong end of the stick (informal) commencer à apprendre		to not understand a situation correctly
to make head or tail (heads or tails) (out) of something commencer à apprendre		to understand something
like talking to a brick wall commencer à apprendre		the person you are speaking to does not listen
air your views commencer à apprendre		to express your opinions about something in public
be at a loss for words` commencer à apprendre		unable to say anything becouse something surprising or totally unexpected has happened
drop a hint commencer à apprendre		make a suggestion in an indirect way
give somebody the low-down commencer à apprendre		tell somebody all the information they want or need to know
keep somebody up to date commencer à apprendre		give somebody regular information about things

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